Gennaro Provides Free Legal Help For Seniors

During a press conference at Hillcrest Senior Center in Jamaica, City Councilmember James F. Gennaro announced he is funding free legal services for seniors. The legal help will be provided by the Community Legal Resource Network (CLRN) at the Hillcrest and Pomonok senior centers two days a week through the end of June. The program will focus on issues of health care, wills, trusts, powers of attorney and legal letters.

City Councilmember James Gennaro (r.) spoke to seniors at the Hillcrest Senior Center about free legal service he is providing through his office. Gennaro was accompanied by Nicholas Edelson (l.), the attorney assisting the seniors, and Community Legal Resource Network Director Fred Rooney (c). Seniors can schedule an appointment by calling the Hillcrest Senior Center at 718-297-7171 or the Pomonok Senior Center at 718-591-3377.